With the retirement of Muad’dib, one-turn dash specialist Duncan Idaho has become the standard-bearer for West Virginia’s first equine family.
Two-time Sam Huff West Virginia Breeders’ Classic winner Muad’dib, West Virginia racing’s latest millionaire, has been retired, his owner said.
The Charles Town Races Today podcast returns with an episode featuring owner David Raim and CT announcer Paul Espinosa.
Beaten favorite in last fall’s WVBC Dash for Cash, Duncan Idaho reasserted his division supremacy with a third straight It’s Only Money win.
Duncan Idaho posted a sharp score in Charles Town’s It’s Only Money Stakes for the second consecutive season Friday night.
Kentucky Derby contender Coal Battle has a couple of big fans in West Virginia, whose connection is through the horse’s WV-bred dam.
Muad’dib, who inched past the million-dollar mark last month, put the exclamation mark on the achievement with a season-closing win Friday at Charles Town.
The ageless Penguin Power is, to his connections’ amazement, still going strong at eight and recently became the first horse to win five WVBC races.
Muad’dib withstood a strong challenge from an unexpected source to win the WV Breeders’ Classic for the second straight year.
Penguin Power scored in the WVBC Dash for Cash to become just the second horse to win four WVBC events.